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C38500 Bronze vs. N06255 Nickel

C38500 bronze belongs to the copper alloys classification, while N06255 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is C38500 bronze and the bottom bar is N06255 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 100
210
Elongation at Break, % 17
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.31
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 37
81
Shear Strength, MPa 230
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 370
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 130
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 160
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 110
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 890
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 880
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 380
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 21
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
55
Density, g/cm3 8.1
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
9.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 320
270

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 78
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 7.0
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 55 to 59
0 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.35
6.0 to 24
Lead (Pb), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
6.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
47 to 52
Phosphorus (P), % 0
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.69
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 3.0
Zinc (Zn), % 36.7 to 42.5
0
Residuals, % 0 to 0.5
0